The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-09-30
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
MONTE cRIsro.


Tonight, Mr.. James O'Neill will appear In
his great character Of 'Monte Cristo." at
Portland Theatre. The Chicago Inter.
Ocean says; 'Mr. o'Neilrs ImpersonatIons
Of the character Of Edmond Dantes and the
Count Of Monte-Cristo Is a fine piece Of
work. Ardent in youthful love, hearty and
sincere In manly quality. full OF tenderness
and pathos In periods OF suffering and grief,
calm, dignihed and courageous In the cpl
sode where pride and death are In the trial." I"
Grimmer's orchestra will play the follow
ing selections tonight:
Overture-Far West. Kop
Naturalization new l...............R .Ringf -
Selection from opera Ruddygore. I. SUM-.
Galop-Heigh-Ho. o.......-.-............We Weingarten
BENNErT q MoULToS.
Tickets should be secured for the week Of
opera to be given by the company at Port
land Theatre. The Manchester American
says: Bennett & Moulton's company Is
better today than ever. 1t has improved In
almost every particular within year and .
week. Of very pleasing performances may
justly be expected. The prima donna Is
Miss Louise Kissing. who Is better vocalist
than this organization has before possessed.
She sings quite sweetly, and with very good
effect. Miss Irene Murphy will, as usual, be
favorite. Ben Lodge has assistance this
season in the comedian line. Mr.. II. Hart
man doing work In that difectf0n, As the
two thieves last night, they made co1Sldera-
BILE amusement. Mr.. Joe Armand Is als0~an
addition 70 the company, and his voice q
one Of the best male voices that has ever
been IN the troupe"
NOTES.
"Jim, the Penman," will be produced by
Abbey company at Portland Theatre, Oct.
Bronson Howard's new comedy, "The
Henrietta" has been brought out by Robson
and Crane In New York, and Is pronounced
by all the critics Mr.. Howard's finest work.
The Tribune says the play Is the best come
dy Of American lite tnat has ever been seen
on the stage, and in the abstract sense the
best comedy ON the subject of love and mon
ey that has been written since "rhe Road to
Ruin" OF which II Is the superior. This
playwright, Mr.. Howards last play Of
''Met BY Chance" which Miss Dauvray
brought out, was an utter failure.
Sarah Bernhardfs new play, by Sard0I. Il
called LA TOsca," after the name Of la
nous singer Of Italy Of the early part Of this
century. The story Is one Of love, aud in
one part calls for a leap by the heroine down
from an open window. Mime. Beruhardt
has also added to her repertoire an adapta-
tion called "Ompdrailles." from Leon Cla-
uef mover, hcr role Dclng La ccOrplOnnr. an
incarnation of all the vices OF humanity,
who, after career Of unexampled wicked
ness, perishes by horrible death.
At the Wor lester festival, the chief inter-
est centered In the appearance OF Nine. Val
da Miss Julia Wheeloek), a Boston girl, sis
ter Of Joe Wheeloek. 1t will be remembered
that Valda was connected with an opera
company, announced TO appear In Boston
last season, an event which did not take
place, owing to financial embarrassment Of
the management. This was not, however,
due to any fault OF Valda, and her success
In the parts 10 be essayed was already as
sured. After appearing In New York with
success, she returned to Europe, where she
has been arranging the production Of VerdPs
new opera. '.Othello. studying the part with
Verdi himself. Nine. Valda, after leaving
Boston, was student Of Lamperti, and has
appeared with great success In opera al
Rome, Milan and Paris. She has Just closed
a successful season In London, coming 60
this country to fulfill her engagement with
the association, and where IL Is probable she
will remain for the present. Nine. Valda
has an intense dramatic style, and her per-
formance showed finely wrought interpre-
tation Of Marguerite. Her voice made q
pleasing impression upon the audience, lts
only fault being thlnness In the upper reg
iStar